Art Photography: The Eye of the Masters

Question 1

Question 1 : Who is considered the inventor of the daguerreotype, the first commercialized photographic process?

Réponses possibles :

Louis Daguerre
George Eastman
William Fox Talbot
Eadweard Muybridge

Answer

Louis Daguerre invented the daguerreotype in 1839, the first photographic process to produce a permanent image. He collaborated with Nicéphore Niépce.

Question 2

Question 2 : Which photographer is famous for his series "The Americans" capturing everyday American life in the 1950s?

Réponses possibles :

Walker Evans
Robert Frank
Dorothea Lange
Gordon Parks

Answer

Robert Frank, a Swiss-American photographer, published "The Americans" in 1958, a collection of 83 photos that revolutionized documentary photography.

Question 3

Question 3 : Which American photographer is known for her celebrity portraits in Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair?

Question 4

Question 4 : What term describes the photographic technique capturing the movement of stars in the night sky?

Réponses possibles :

Light painting
Time-lapse
HDR
Star trail

Answer

Star trail photography is a long exposure technique that captures the apparent movement of stars due to Earth's rotation.

Question 5

Question 5 : Which French photographer is known for his street photography and work for Magnum Photos?

Réponses possibles :

Robert Doisneau
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Willy Ronis
Raymond Depardon

Answer

Henri Cartier-Bresson, co-founder of Magnum Photos, is considered the father of modern photojournalism and master of street photography.

Question 6

Question 6 : Which famous photo by Dorothea Lange became the symbol of the American Great Depression?

Réponses possibles :

American Gothic
Dust Bowl
Migrant Mother
The Breadline

Answer

"Migrant Mother" (1936) shows Florence Owens Thompson and her children at a migrant workers' camp. This image became the icon of the Great Depression.

Question 7

Question 7 : Which camera democratized photography with the slogan "You press the button, we do the rest"?

Réponses possibles :

Kodak Brownie
Leica I
Polaroid
Rolleiflex

Answer

The Kodak Brownie, launched in 1900 by Eastman Kodak, made photography accessible to the general public with its affordable price and simplicity.

Question 8

Question 8 : Which photographer captured "The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville", one of the most reproduced images in the world?

Réponses possibles :

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Brassaï
Willy Ronis
Robert Doisneau

Answer

Robert Doisneau took this iconic photo in 1950 in Paris. It shows a couple kissing in front of the Hôtel de Ville and symbolizes Parisian romance.

Question 9

Question 9 : Which photographic film format, created by Kodak, became the worldwide standard for decades?

Réponses possibles :

35mm
110mm
120mm
126mm

Answer

The 35mm (135) format was introduced by Kodak in 1934 and became the standard for film photography, used by both amateurs and professionals.

Question 10

Question 10 : Which American photographer is famous for his black and white landscapes of Yosemite National Park?

Réponses possibles :

Edward Weston
Minor White
Ansel Adams
Imogen Cunningham

Answer

Ansel Adams is renowned for his spectacular photographs of American landscapes, especially Yosemite National Park. He also developed the "Zone System".

Accepted Answer

Annie Leibovitz is one of the most famous portrait photographers in the world, known for her Rolling Stone covers and iconic celebrity photographs.

Question 4 : What term describes the photographic technique capturing the movement of stars in the night sky?

Question 5 : Which French photographer is known for his street photography and work for Magnum Photos?

Question 6 : Which famous photo by Dorothea Lange became the symbol of the American Great Depression?

Question 7 : Which camera democratized photography with the slogan "You press the button, we do the rest"?

Question 8 : Which photographer captured "The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville", one of the most reproduced images in the world?

Question 9 : Which photographic film format, created by Kodak, became the worldwide standard for decades?

Question 10 : Which American photographer is famous for his black and white landscapes of Yosemite National Park?

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Les 10 questions du quiz

Question 1 : Who is considered the inventor of the daguerreotype, the first commercialized photographic process?

Question 2 : Which photographer is famous for his series "The Americans" capturing everyday American life in the 1950s?

Question 3 : Which American photographer is known for her celebrity portraits in Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair?

Question 4 : What term describes the photographic technique capturing the movement of stars in the night sky?

Question 5 : Which French photographer is known for his street photography and work for Magnum Photos?

Question 6 : Which famous photo by Dorothea Lange became the symbol of the American Great Depression?

Question 7 : Which camera democratized photography with the slogan "You press the button, we do the rest"?

Question 8 : Which photographer captured "The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville", one of the most reproduced images in the world?

Question 9 : Which photographic film format, created by Kodak, became the worldwide standard for decades?

Question 10 : Which American photographer is famous for his black and white landscapes of Yosemite National Park?

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